Central Police Station, St. Joseph

Name: Central Police Station
Address: St. Joseph, United States

#44 among attractions in St. Joseph

Romanesque architecture

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The Central Police Station, also known as the National Military Heritage Museum, is a historic police station located at 701 Messanie in St. Joseph, Missouri. It was designed by Edmund J. Eckel and built in 1909. It is a three-story, "L"-plan brick building in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It has a hipped roof, limestone ornamentation and details, and a round corner tower. ()

Built: 1909 (115 years ago)Coordinates: 39°45'53"N, 94°51'6"W

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Central Police Station – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pony Express Museum, Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, Townsend & Wall, Remington Nature Center.

0.6 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Pony Express Museum, St. Joseph
16 min walk • The Pony Express Museum is a transport museum in Saint Joseph, Missouri, documenting the history of the Pony Express, the first fast mail line across the North American continent from the Missouri River to the Pacific coast.
~600 ftNE
Architecture, Historical place, Concerts and shows
Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, St. Joseph
3 min walk • The Missouri Theater is a theater located in St. Joseph, Missouri. Completed in July 1927, the Missouri Theater was built as a cinema in the atmospheric style, using a combination of Art Deco and Moorish detailing.
~990 ftN
Shopping, Department store
Townsend & Wall, St. Joseph
5 min walk • Townsend & Wall at 602 Francis Street was the principal department store in downtown St. Joseph, Missouri from 1866 to 1983. It is listed as a contributing building to the St. Joseph Commerce and Banking Historic District which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
1.5 miNW
39°46'44"N • 94°52'26"W
Remington Nature Center, St. Joseph
39 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, Art gallery
~1200 ftNE
Library
St Joseph Public Library, St. Joseph
6 min walk • St. Joseph Public Library, also known as Free Public Library, Public Museum, Public Library, and Board of Education Building, is a historic library building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. This library has over 9,000 books.
~1680 ftNW
Architecture
Buchanan County Courthouse, St. Joseph
9 min walk • Buchanan County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1873, and is a cruciform plan, Renaissance Revival-style brick building. It features pedimented porticos with Corinthian order columns and a glass and tin central dome.
0.6 miS
Museum
Pony Express Stables, St. Joseph
16 min walk • The Pony Express Museum is a transport museum in Saint Joseph, Missouri, documenting the history of the Pony Express, the first fast mail line across the North American continent from the Missouri River to the Pacific coast.
~1740 ftSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Burnside-Sandusky Gothic House, St. Joseph
9 min walk • The Burnside-Sandusky Gothic House is a historic house located at 720 South 10th Street in St. Joseph, Missouri.
0.4 miNW
39°46'3"N • 94°51'34"W
Robidoux Landing Playhouse, St. Joseph
12 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
0.6 miSE
Colonial revival architecture
Everett School, St. Joseph
15 min walk • Everett School, also known as St. Joseph Christian School, is a historic school building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1909, and is a two-story, "E"-plan, Colonial Revival style brick building on a raised basement.
~620 ftN
Romanesque architecture
German-American Bank Building, St. Joseph
3 min walk • The German-American Bank Building is a historic bank building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1889, and is a six-story, rectangular brick building designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style with added Beaux-Arts detailing..

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Which popular attractions are close to Central Police Station?

Nearby attractions include Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, St. Joseph (3 min walk), German-American Bank Building, St. Joseph (3 min walk), St. Joseph's Commerce and Banking Historic District, St. Joseph (4 min walk), Corby-Forsee Building, St. Joseph (5 min walk).

How to get to Central Police Station by public transport?

The nearest stations to Central Police Station:

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Downtown Transit Center (3 min walk)